Hangzhou West Lake

In the internet, you can find so many poems/phrases describing how beautiful is the West Lake (西湖）. You will know why when you are there.


Map of 西湖

There are 10 scenes in West Lake, and here is a poem which describe all the 10 scenes.

一峰一高人，兩人相與語。此地有西湖，勾留不肯去。
（兩峰插雲）
湖氣冷如冰，月光淡於雪。肯棄與三潭，杭人不看月。
（三潭印月）
高柳蔭長堤，疏疏漏殘月。蹩躠步松沙，恍疑是踏雪。
（斷橋殘雪）
夜氣滃南屏，輕嵐薄如紙。鐘聲出上方，夜渡空江水。
（南屏晚鍾）
煙柳幕桃花，紅玉沈秋水。文弱不勝夜，西施剛睡起。
（蘇堤春曉）
頰上帶微酡，解頤開笑口。何物醉荷花，暖風原似酒。
（曲院風荷）
深柳叫黃鸝，清音入空翠。若果有詩腸，不應比鼓吹。
（柳浪聞鶯）
殘塔臨湖岸，頹然一醉翁。奇情在瓦礫，何必藉人工。
（雷峰夕照）
秋空見皓月，冷氣入林臯。靜聽孤飛雁，聲輕天正高。
（平湖秋月）
深恨放生池，無端造魚獄。今來花港中，肯受人拘束？
（花港觀魚）

I didn't have sufficient time to see all the 10 scenes, but I have visited all the 10 scenes back in 1993, when I first came to Hangzhou.




Fisherman collecting "harvest".


Look at the design of the net, fishes which swam into the net may have a problem swimming out again.







Tomb of Wu Song (武松墓)



See? I am wearing bermudas, very warm weather!




岳王庙




三十功名尘与土，八千里路云和月。 (2 phrases inside 满江红）


柳树 - A common trees planted on both sides of 白堤



宝俶塔


断桥

断桥残雪是著名的西湖十景之一，为西湖冬季的一处独特景观。
断桥是西湖中最出名的一座桥，是西湖三大情人桥之一。它的名字与中国民间故事《白蛇传》中缠绵悲怆的爱情故事联系在一起。白娘子与许仙相识在此，同舟归城，借伞定情。




Look at this brush, quite ingeniously designed huh?


Calligraphy on the floor

One common way of moving around West Lake to experience the beauty is by boat. There are many different types of boats in West Lake.























Dusk








Night falls















Musical Fountain in the distant






A restaurant in 西湖天地, where there are many restaurants/pubs. Nice place, nice view!